Georges Guelzec of France and Morinari Watanabe of Japan are the two candidates in the running to replace current FIG president Bruno Grandi in October.

Grandi has been president for 18 years and made undeniable contributions to the sport during his reign, including the introduction of the open scoring system. The presidential election will be held during the FIG Congress from October 18-20 in Tokyo.

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LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, May 19, 2016: 

The International Gymnastics Federation has received two candidacies in view of the upcoming FIG Presidential election this fall. Contenders had until midnight on May 17 to submit their applications to the FIG through their national federations. The two candidates are:

Georges Guelzec (FRA), 68, President of the European Gymnastics Union (UEG)

Morinari Watanabe (JPN), 57, Secretary General of the Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA)

The Presidential election will be held during the FIG Congress October 18-20 in Tokyo. There, representatives of the FIG member federations will be called upon to choose a successor to Bruno Grandi (ITA), who will bow out at the end of his fifth Presidential mandate in late 2016.

The new president will be the ninth in the history of the FIG, which was established in 1881.


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